SOFTWARE ARCHITECT
Lead Architect    •    Lead Developer    •    Project Management  
Creative and innovative director offering a highly effective combination of
technical expertise, business acumen, communication and leadership skills.
Comprehensive understanding of full lifecycle software development, n-tier
architecture, database design, object-oriented programming, security
applications, and systems analysis/design. Recognized for ability to
conceptualize and design intricate solutions to business problems. Successful
track record designing process improvements that drive value and profitability in
start-up, fast growth, and mature organizations.
CORE COMPETENCIES
•	Lead Development/Architecture
•	Database Development
•	Inter/intranet & E-Commerce	•	Microsoft C# and .NET
•	Cross Browser AJAX 
•	Full SDLC Lifecycle	•	Data Modeling
•	Strategic Planning
•	Agile Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CLOUDTECH, LLC – Wyckoff, New Jersey	2008-2009
Co-Founder / Lead Architect & Developer
Co-Founded Startup Web 2.0 Social Networking (OpenSocial), Analytics and Web 2.0
Marketing
Provided initial vision and direction supporting business formation and
operations. Raised initial funds to support business activities (over $120k).
Evaluated market opportunities and trends. Negotiated with investors, employees,
consultants and key clients. Led in the evaluation and development of several
OpenSocial (v.0.6—v.0.8.1) prototypes for key customers, among beta-group
developers for Google App Engine, deployed parallel back-end to Amazon Web
Services, currently serving as beta-group developer/evaluator for Microsoft
Windows Azure (CTP Review).
Achievements:
•	Implemented first OpenSocial Gadget (Books Search) in Orkut based upon
OpenSocial 0.5
•	Re-Released Server Side in Python to Google App Engine (within 3 days)
•	Re-Developed Gadget in OpenSocial 0.6 and then 0.7 (utilizing OpenSocial
Gadget, Visualization and AJAX APIs using JSON.
•	Released Gadget to Ning, Orkut & MySpace, as well as for FriendConnect (on 3
beta-sites)
•	Developed a weQuit prototype for GlaxoSmithKline based upon OpenSocial API
(0.8) / Google App Engine
•	Architected Amazon Turk / Amazon Web Services / OpenSocial application for
community blog portal
•	Consulting with Japanese Companies on Cloud Computing and OpenSocial
Technologies

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS / MERCK – Franklin Lakes, New Jersey	2000-2008
Application Architect / Project Management
A $33B+ leader in pharmacy benefits management, Medco processes 500M+
prescriptions each year through retail, mail order, and Internet services for
65,000 clients. (Consultant to Merck-Medco prior to 2003 spin-off.)
Direct cross-functional groups engaged in analysis, coding, implementation, and
documentation of major projects in support of business processes. Implement
n-tier applications in NT/2000 DNA architecture. Mentor and coach junior
developers and consultants in best practices. Coordinate project management
functions, including requirements drafting, schedules, strategic resource
allocation, and problem solving, to ensure timely deliverables. Focus on emerging
technologies and processes for their ability to deliver enhanced functionality.
Successfully develop and deploy innovative solutions and key automation projects
that positively impact the bottom line. Key Achievements:
•	Architected and lead development on the TETA project (Transactional Emails
Template Application). Project involved reverse-engineering an existing,
undocumented system and architecting a new solutions to meet business
requirements. Technologies included SQL Server 2005, C# (Visual Studio 2008),
XML/XSLT driven DHTML, IBM WebSphere, JSP, IronMail, IBM MQ, DBII and JCL. This
system bridged many divisions / systems including integration between Mainframe,
HP-UX and Windows Systems. System currently in production sending out over 50,000
email confirmation transactions per day.
•	Designed and developed highly reusable thin-client (browser-based) core
architecture, based on C# (version 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5), XML/XSLT, JavaScript,
(D)HTML, SQL Server (2000, 2003 and 2005), ADO.NET and Oracle (versions 8i–11g),
to foster rapid application development across divisions. Delivered highly
interactive, seamless applications that reduce human effort and error while
providing senior management with mission-critical information to guide strategic
planning and operations.
•	Extended thin-client to include Portfolio Manager project that reduced manual
data manipulation by 75% across the eCommerce organization, allowing resources to
be redeployed more effectively. Technology mix included SQL Server (2005), C#
(Visual Studio 2005 / .NET 2.0), ADO.NET, JavaScript, DHTML, XML/XSLT and
Microsoft AJAX controls.
•	Designed, developed, and released thin-client application extension enabling
financial organization to accurately forecast and report budget vs. actual
spending on various projects by various groups. Entirely browser-based
application built using SQL Server (2005), C# (Visual Studio 2005), ADO.NET,
JavaScript, XML/XSLT driven DHTML client and TeraData Data Warehouse.
•	Delivered thin-client, dashboard application real-time expansion that brings
previously dispersed data together under a single UI umbrella, enhancing site
usage monitoring, site error monitoring, user-configurable trigger alerts, and
summary reporting. Again, utilizing thin-client with DHTML driven AJAX interface
based upon ADO.NET
•	Re-architected MSMQ production systems (Visual Basic 6.0 / DCOM), decreasing
network traffic 25% and reducing application processing time from minutes to
milliseconds, saving millions of dollars annually. 
•	Automated staging of release candidate code, decreasing production time from a
full day to less than three hours while significantly reducing release errors
that occurred in the old manual release process. Project released as a
thin-client interface using SQL Server (2000), JavaScript, XML/XSLT driven DHTML
and C# (Visual Studio 2003)
•	Integrated biometrics to secure front-end pharmacy systems and secured all
other applications. Technologies included BioNetrix API, Visual Basic 6.0 (DCOM
and COM+ Components), Oracle 8i and XML.
COMPLETE DATA SOLUTIONS – Salt Lake City, Utah	1998-2000
Senior Software Developer
Solutions provider specializing in integration of folio views, site director
publishing systems, and database systems for Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
(Acquired by NextPage, LLC in 2000).
Provided database and Internet publishing development activities, from
requirements analysis through implementation, to support client online products
and web environments. Supported QA processes, implementation rollout, and
employee training. Consistently delivered projects on time and on budget. Key
Achievements:
•	Designed fuzzy-logic-driven AI (artificial intelligence) automation product
for Harris Corporation that reduced time required to standardize and normalize
non-relational datasets into the RDBMS. Technology included C++ for accessing the
RDBMS and Perl for regular expression matching algorithms and worked with Oracle,
MS Access, CSV Flat Files and SQL Server.
•	Engaged in several Y2K development projects for Novell Corporation, mostly
using C++ and Oracle Database.
•	Technical Lead and Analyst for workflow enhancements to multiple online
products for the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA). Designed and centralized
utilities for searching high volumes of federal information. Coordinated the
identification of common project factors and created templates to automate future
software development at BNA, establishing benchmarks for implementing future
engagements. Technology included JavaScript, SGML, Visual Basic 5.0 and 6.0,
Visual C++.

INTRA-LIGHT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT – Orem, Utah	1997-1998
Applications Developer
Solutions developer of retail management and accounting tools; subsidiary of
$37M information services company.
Created customized solutions founded on analysis and interpretation of client
needs. Developed VBA front-end solutions in MS Access that provided connectivity
to SQL back-end over TCP/IP enterprise intranet applications. Developed a series
of tools that became key differentiating factors in the sales process. Key
Achievements:
•	Designed new GUI for application reporting system that provided a more
professional, dependable and scalable interface. Front End developed in VBA and
Microsoft Access with TCP/IP connections to SQL Server back-end using
Pass-through queries.
•	Developed New Store Template Wizard and Employee Template Wizard to automate
key elements of the store setup process, reducing the time required from several
days to a few hours. Microsoft Access / VBA.

COM-TECH INTERNATIONAL – Orem, Utah	1994-1997
President / Lead Software Developer
Founded and directed value-added reseller, focused on developing and
implementing sophisticated biometrics systems to improve security for national
enterprises.
Directed strategic planning, business development, marketing, and client
relationship building activities. Managed daily operations while serving as lead
developer for software projects. Supervised marketing, technical, and
administrative staff and contractors. Sourced prospects and negotiated contracts.
Provided systems analysis, requirements analysis, and solutions design. Developed
and managed budgets, with accountability for all bottom line factors (P&L).
Established objectives and drove execution of their achievement. Key
Achievements:
•	Directed successful biometric development and integration engagements in the
Security industry for clients including the Utah State Dept. of Corrections,
Diebold, Bank of America, and Visa International.
•	Pioneered inkless fingerprinting application for the banking industry. Bank of
America (SW Division) and Zion’s First National Bank of Utah realized a 90%
decrease in check fraud within two weeks of implementation (1996). Front end
developed in Visual Basic 5.0.
•	Delivered a biometrics application to compare fingerprints of new prison
visitors to criminal database, which significantly deterred drug trafficking and
provided improved security. Developed in Visual Basic 5.0.
 
EDUCATION & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE 

Bachelor of Science in eBusiness (April, 2007) • University Phoenix (GPA 3.93)
Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) (in process) • Fairleigh Dickinson
University

Languages: C#, ASP.NET, XML, XMLHTTP, XSL(T), XSD, SGML, JavaScript, (D)HTML,
CSS, IEDOM, XMLDOM, XPath, T-SQL, PL/SQL, C / C++, VB & VB.NET, VBA, PERL,
Regular Expressions, Python, JQuery

Sys/Models:  IIS (3/4/5), COM, DCOM, MTS, COM+, MSMQ, Asynchronous Queued
Components, SOA, WCF

Web 2.0: OpenSocial API (ver. 0.5—0.8.1), Google App Engine (Python), Amazon Web
Services, Microsoft Windows Azure Beta-Developer, FriendConnect, RSS, ATOM, JSON,
XML, DOM, Google Wave, Google Voice Beta-User

Databases: Oracle (7.x—10g), SQL Server (6.5—2005), ADO, ADO.NET (1.0, 2.0, 2.0
and 3.5), ODBC, OLE-DB, DAO, RDO

Software: Visual Studio (5.0 and 6.0), Visual Interdev, Visual Studio .NET (ver.
2003, 2005, 2008), NUnit, Visual Source Safe, PVCS, Visio, SQL Navigator, MS
Project, Erwin, Windows (9x/XP/NT/2000), SQL Analyzer, Crystal Reports, MS Office
Suite, Enterprise Manager

Networking: HTTP(s), TCP/IP, Ethernet, WAN, VPN, Telnet, FTP, Switches, Hubs